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xfirefly9x) wrote2009-10-13 11:10 pm
xfirefly9x) wrote2009-10-13 11:10 pm
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"...when darkness turns to light it ends tonight..."
I have a few questions about science fiction on television for you guys. Even if you don't like sci-fi I'd appreciate your answers. In fact, I'd love a few non-fans to answer. This is research for one of my assignments and though ideas from your answers may be used, the assessment is not based on the results found here. I just figure it'll help ensure I don't miss any vital topics that I should cover.
Example questions:
What is science fiction to you? How would you define it?
What interests you about sci-fi? Alternatively what disinterests you about it?
What other genres do you think sci-fi shows include, if any?
Example questions:
What is science fiction to you? How would you define it?
What interests you about sci-fi? Alternatively what disinterests you about it?
What other genres do you think sci-fi shows include, if any?
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What interests you about sci-fi? Alternatively what disinterests you about it? I love that anything is possible in sci-fi worlds. The laws of physics and reality can be broken to create beautiful images and creatures like magic/powers and non-human civilizations. I like being able to visit a place that came from someone's original thought. I don't like it however, when the story-lines and laws of said 'verse are not well defined and when you can find holes in the foundations.
Have you always liked/disliked sci-fi and why/why not? What changed your mind if you didn't always like it? I didn't realize how much I liked it till I got past the name. When I didn't think of shows/books as sci-fi I enjoyed them more. But I think that is because there is a stigma around the genre that needs to be adjusted. Now that I look back I watched/watch tons of sci-fi without really noticing.
What misconceptions have you come across about sci-fi? These can be misconceptions you made yourself and later learned the reality for or things other people have misconceived. I think I covered that in the last question. I think that the genre has been discriminated against, but I think the stigma is wrongly placed. And Just because something is sci-fi doesn't mean it's automatically a space movie either.
Does the science part of sci-fi shows have importance to you in your viewing and if so, to what extent? Does it affect the entertainment value? If the science doesn't get explained properly/doesn't make sense then I don't enjoy the show/book.
What other genres do you think sci-fi shows include, if any? If Joss Whedon has shown us anything it's that any genre can be combined. I'm just waiting for a Musical Slasher... Wait, never mind Sweeney Todd has that covered lol.
In your opinion, does sci-fi promote feminism and/or any similar issues and why? Depends what you're watching. Buffy=Yes, Dark Angel=Yes, Heroes= Not so much.
What is your opinion on the characters of sci-fi shows and why? Again, depends on the show. It doesn't matter what genre you have, you can have crappy characters and you can have characters you want to be the Mother of your children. ;)
What is your opinion on the relationships in sci-fi shows and why? I feel that unconventional relationships flourish more in a sci-fi setting. --> Star Trek's first interracial couple. There is also a higher occurrence of Same-sex pairings in sci-fi I find, or at least they are less ambiguous with them .
As entertainment, how does sci-fi rate for you against other shows and why? I think my ratio would be about 50/50. I go where the characters/actors/writers are good, doesn't matter what genre. Hell I'm watching a spanish soap opera because there is an adorable lesbian couple in it, and I don't speak spanish! (Los Hombres de Paco) :D
Do you have anything else relevant to this survey to add? Surveys are a fun way to kill time before a midterm. Screw studying. ;)